sean walmsley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> We mostly rely on AMANDA, but for a simple, compressed, encrypted,
> tape-spanning alternative backup (intended for disaster recovery) we use:
>
> tar cf - <files> | lzf (quick compression utility) | ssl (to encrypt) |
> mbuffer (which writes to tape and looks after tape changes)
>
> Recovery is exactly the opposite, i.e:
>
> mbuffer | ssl | lzf | tar xf -
>
> The mbuffer utility (http://www.maier-komor.de/mbuffer.html) has the ability
> to call a script to change tapes, so if you have the mtx utility you're in
> business. Mbuffer's other great advantage is that it buffers reads and/or
> writes, so you can make sure that your tape is writing in decent sized chunks
> (i.e. isn't shoe-shining) even if your system can't keep up with your shiny
> new LTO-4 drive :-)
Star includes the features to buffer and to change tapes since nearyl 20 years.
Jörg
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